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Nigel Horne authored on 2004/12/22 03:52:00... | ... |
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ clamav\-milter \- milter compatible mail scanner |
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clamav\-milter [options] socket_address |
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.SH "DESCRIPTION" |
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.LP |
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-clamav\-milter is a filter for sendmail mail server. It uses a mail scanning engine built into clamd. |
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+Clamav\-milter is a filter for \fBsendmail(1)\fR mail server. |
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+It uses a mail scanning engine built into \fBclamd(8)\fR. |
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.LP |
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-clamav\-milter requires \fBclamd(8)\fR to run. |
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-When starting, clamav\-milter verifies that it can communicate with clamd; |
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-if it cannot it terminates. |
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+Clamav\-milter can, when configured to use communicate to clamd on other |
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+machines, use load balancing and fault tolerant techniques to connect to |
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+more than one clamd and seemlessly hot swap to even the load between different |
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+servers and to keep scanning for viruses even when a server goes down. |
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+When it is configured to use clamd on the the localhost, either through the use |
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+of LocalSocket in \fBclamd.conf(5)\fR or the \-\-internal flag (see below), |
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+clamav\-milter verifies that it can communicate with clamd; if it cannot, it |
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+terminates. |
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.LP |
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clamav\-milter supports tcpwrappers, the value for \fIdaemon_list\fR |
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is "clamav\-milter". |
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\fBsendmail(8)\fR. |
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It must agree with the entry in sendmail.cf or sendmail.mc. |
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The file associated with the socket must be createable by clamav\-milter, |
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-if the User option is set in |
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-\fBclamd.conf(5)\fR, |
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+if the User option is set in clamd.conf, |
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then that user must have the rights to create the file. |
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.SH "OPTIONS" |
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.LP |
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@@ -212,4 +217,4 @@ clamav\-milter \-ol local:/var/run/clamav/clmilter.sock |
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Nigel Horne <njh@bandsman.co.uk> |
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.SH "SEE ALSO" |
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-clamd(8), clamscan(1), freshclam(1), sigtool(1), clamd.conf(5), hosts_access(5) |
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+sendmail(1), clamd(8), clamscan(1), freshclam(1), sigtool(1), clamd.conf(5), hosts_access(5) |